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Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta to miss IPL auction

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 12, 2022, at 01:29 am

#IPLAuction #PreityZinta #PunjabKings

New Delhi/UNI: Preity Zinta, co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings, is all set to miss the 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Feb 12 and 13.

The Bollywood actress said that she cannot leave her twins alone at home in US and travel to India.

Zinta and her husband Gene Goodenough had announced the birth of their twin children - Jai and Gia - through surrogacy in November last year.

"This year I'm going to miss the IPL Auction as I cannot leave my little ones & travel to India. The last couple of days have been hectic discussing d auction & all things cricket with our team. I wanted to reach out to our fans & ask them if they hv any player suggestions," tweeted Zinta.

This year I’m going to miss the IPL Auction as I cannot leave my little ones & travel to India.The last couple of days have been hectic discussing d auction & all things cricket with our team.I wanted to reach out to our fans & ask them if they hv any player suggestions.. pic.twitter.com/oIOCqZT3PN
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 11, 2022

"or recommendations for our new team. I would love to know who you wanna see in the red jersey this year. Bring it on folks… I'm all ears #iplauction #throwback," she added.

or recommendations for our new team. I would love to know who you wanna see in the red jersey this year. Bring it on folks… I’m all ears 🤩 #iplauction #throwback
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 11, 2022

Punjab Kings will enter into the mega auction with a purse of Rs 72 crore.

The franchise had retained only Mayank Agarwal (Rs 12 crore) and Arshdeep Singh (Rs 4 crore) ahead of the upcoming event in Bengaluru.

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